Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.
  • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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    20 days ago

    You know, watching cartoons when I was young, I always thought it’s unrealistic the bad guys keep trying the same insane plan to “take over the world” or whatever when the hero had foiled like 1,000 of those already… I always thought “no way villains are this stupid”

    Fuck me, what did I know? Turns out they actually are.

    • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      20 days ago

      Actually I always thought it was insane that they DIDN’T try the same insane plan more than once.

      Like, half the time Cobra’s crazy plan ALMOST worked. But either luck or some fixable hole in the plan stopped it. But if they just tried it again but just learn from the failure, address the problems they hit, and try again. Maybe even a third time.

      But no, they’d always just try some other totally insane plan instead. Every time.

      In this case they’re trying stuff that has, in some cases, worked.

      I don’t think they’re shooting for Germany 1938. They’re shooting closer to Putin’s Russia. One of many “successful” totalitarian takeovers.

  • robomuffin79@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    20 days ago

    It was never about who owned it or privacy concerns. It was always about censorship and controlling what young Americans could see

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    20 days ago

    Apparently some people are going over to UpScrolled. It is an Palestinian-made app similar to TikTok/ Instagram.

    I have tried UpScrolled but it is still barebones but seems interesting (imo).